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Re: mass of flying things
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Thu, 1 Aug 2002 19:52:09 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.geek, Christopher Tracey writes:
> I think I know the answer to this already but I wanted to make sure with
> the physics masters here.
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> If I have a sealed container with an organism flying around (not
> resting) inside of it, can I weigh the container and get a mass that
> includes the mass of the organism?
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> just wondering?
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> -c
There's that old story about the seafaring captain whose vessel was maxed
out at 100 tonnes for cargo--but he could cary 200 tonnes of birds *if* he
could guarantee that at least half of them would be in the air at the same time.
Dave K
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| (...) I hope it wasn't just one 200 ton bird--that would really roc the boat. I'm also put in mind of the ship that struck an iceberg while carrying a cargo of yo-yos. It sank 158 times. Dave! (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| I think I know the answer to this already but I wanted to make sure with the physics masters here. If I have a sealed container with an organism flying around (not resting) inside of it, can I weigh the container and get a mass that includes the (...) (22 years ago, 1-Aug-02, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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